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(43) Date of publication: 21.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/21 (21) Application number: 23741626.8 (22) Date of filing: 10.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04W 76/10(2018.01) H04W 76/18(2018.01) H04W 84/04(2009.01) H04W 76/30(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04W 84/047; H04W 16/26; H04W 40/026; H04W 88/085; H04W 40/22; H04W 36/00; H04W 40/18; H04W 48/12; H04W 64/003; H04W 64/006; H04W 48/04; H04W 36/008357 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/069004 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/013071 (18.01.2024 Gazette 2024/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 13.07.2022 GB 202210295 29.09.2022 GB 202214295 (71) Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA Tokyo 146-8501 (JP)	(72) Inventors: LAGRANGE, Pascal 35520 La Chapelle des Fougeretz (FR) VISA, Pierre 35000 Rennes (FR) (74) Representative: Canon Europe Limited  European Intellectual Property Group 4 Roundwood Avenue Stockley Park Uxbridge UB11 1AF Uxbridge UB11 1AF (GB)